Kyrgyz leader's party wins big in vote-early results
BISHKEK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A party supported by Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won 47 percent of the vote in Sunday's parliamentary election, early official results showed on Monday.
The only other party to pass the 5 percent threshold to get into parliament was the opposition Ata Meken party, with 9.7 percent, the Central Election Commission said on its Web site.
It said the numbers were calculated after about 70 percent of the vote had been counted.
The only other party to pass the 5 percent threshold to get into parliament was the opposition Ata Meken party, with 9.7 percent, the Central Election Commission said on its Web site.
It said the numbers were calculated after about 70 percent of the vote had been counted.
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